Hasina murder case: Ishwardi BNP leaders released

Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent :

BNP leaders who were released from the death sentence in the murder case of Sheikh Hasina at Ishwardi Station were released. 5 Leaders were released from Rajshahi and Pabna on Tuesday and 3 Leaders on Monday. One more people was reported to be released from the central jail on Wednesday. Thousands of leaders and activists came to Ishwardi with a huge procession. The leaders of the imprisoned are central BNP member and former municipal mayor Maklesur Rahman Bablu, former general secretary of the municipal BNP Zakaria Pintu, former BNP president AKM Akhteruzzaman, former general secretary of the municipal BNP. President and former VP Rezaul Karim Shaheen, former general secretary of the Upazila Chhatra Dal Noor Alam Mostafa Shyam and BNP leader Shahidul Islam Atol. Former Chhatra Dal leader Mahbubur Rahman Palash will be released from Dhaka Keraniganj jail on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, a mass reception was held in the old busstand for the imprisoned leaders. During the crowd of leaders and activists, the movement of the city was stopped from the Alhaj intersection of the city and the traffic in the city area of the market in the city area.
BNP chairperson’s adviser and convener of the Pabna district committee Habibur Rahman Habib were the chief guest at the public reception. The special guest was senior of the Supreme Court and one of the lawyers in the case, Jamil Akhter Elahi.
The BNP promised to be united in Ishwardi, the newly -formed Maklesur Rahman Bablu, Zakaria Pintu, AKM Akhteruzzaman, Shamsul Alam, Rezaul Karim Shahin and Azizur Rahman Shahin. Islam Hossain Juel and Anwar Hossain Johnny opened the imprisonment.
Context: Awami League President Sheikh Hasina was traveling from Khulna to Saidpur by train to join the party program in the north on September 23 on 1994. When the train entered the Ishwardi Railway Junction Station in Pabna, the firing and bombing took place. In this case, In this case, the lower court sentenced the BNP to 47 leaders and activists, including the 9 death sentence. Except for the 9 death sentence, everyone else was released from the High Court about two months ago. Later, on February 5, a bench comprising Justice Muhammad Mahbub ul Islam and Justice Hamidur Rahman announced the verdict of 47 people, including the 9 death sentence. Then the process of release of the executioners began.